"There were about three clashes between players" The reporter didn't even ask, "Why the hell?" The SF head coach is being too honest... Lee Jung-hoo has a boneache, too

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San Francisco Giants head coach Tony Bytelo's (48) honest and outspoken remarks are the talk of the town.

U.S. media SF Gate shed light on Vaitello's speech on the 8th (Korea Standard Time), saying, "San Francisco coach directly revealed that there were three incidents during the team's first 10 games."

Coach Bytelo, who became San Francisco's new head this season, became a hot topic as the second head coach in history to become a major league coach without professional player or leadership experience. Since 2018, he has been at the University of Tennessee, recording a career record of 341-128 and holding the U.S. College World Series trophy in 2024.

In the early days of the season, the U.S. local reporters are also embarrassed by their overly frank remarks. "Coach Bytello gained a lot of fans online for his candid speech in the first two weeks of San Francisco," SFgate said. "However, his recent remarks raised eyebrows among many people."

According to the media, Vaitello was asked to evaluate last week's performance ahead of the three consecutive games against the Philadelphia Phillies. During this period, San Francisco recorded three wins and four losses, including three consecutive losses against the New York Mets.

Here, Vaitello suddenly revealed the collision between the players in the clubhouse. "It was good to have some things that I could hide (from reporters). There were three times when things like mound meetings that you know were combined," he said. "It's not appropriate to call it a controversy, but there were moments when a little tension came and went or collided strongly with each other. After that, we had the best three games," he added.

The mound meeting that manager Vitello said was an away game against the San Diego Padres on the 2nd. At the time, Matt Chapman caught Xander Bogaerts' ground ball with two outs and runners on first and third in the bottom of the fifth inning and threw it to first base. It was not caught by first baseman Casey Schmidt, but at that time, Chapman's naked swearing at Schmidt at the mound meeting was caught on the broadcast, which caused controversy.

The head coach did not even ask that there were three controversial conflicts in the field, but it was disclosed. From the standpoint of Vaitello, he may have wanted to show that he overcame such a conflict and showed good performance. However, this scene was also seen as unique in the United States, which values freedom of expression.

SF Gate said, "It is somewhat surprising to publicly mention the inside story of the clubhouse even though I did not ask such a question directly to Coach Vaitello," adding, "Even if I interpret it positively, the situation does not look very good." In particular, the reporters' questions were about Chapman's poor performance," he said.

Usually, leaders are reluctant to disclose internal feuds or stories to the media. This is not to conceal the facts, but to consider the stress of the players and the team atmosphere that they will receive when it is disclosed. If the inside of the clubhouse is disclosed all the time, Lee Jung-hoo (28) and other players will also have a painful goal.

In fact, Lee Jung-hoo had a few embarrassing situations due to the overly honest Vitel director. The match between Chapman and Schmidt was representative. At this time, there was a mistake with a disappointing defense in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and a runner on first base. First baseman Schmidt couldn't catch Chapman's throw.

While batter Manny Machado and Schmidt collided, the ball fell toward the outfield, and Lee Jung-hoo found it and rushed to throw home. However, first baseman Jackson Merrill homered first. Lee Jung-hoo, who was in the right position, quickly responded to the sudden situation and even did his best to throw home. However, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, after the game, coach Bytelo made remarks blaming, "It would have been better if right-handed Lee Jung-hoo had come in a little earlier and made a throw."

However, Vaitelo said, "This is not a big deal. When it became a hot topic again at a press conference after the game, he said, "All three were minor. The two cases that were behind closed doors are much more harmless than what Chapman said to Schmidt on the mound.

"If Twitter or cameras were everywhere like they are now in college, I probably wouldn't be sitting here now. The same goes for you. He was probably in prison," he joked.

In response, SFgate said, "Vitelo's remarks drew laughter from at least one reporter. "The only comfort for San Francisco, which is struggling early in the season, is that the new coach's human charm has not completely disappeared," he said.

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